Manuals/calci/VANDERMONDE

MATRIX("VANDERMONDE",order)


  • is the size of the Vandermonde matrix.

Description

  • This function gives the matrix with the property of vandermonde.
  • A Vandermonde matrix is a matrix presents a geometric progression in every row or in every column with the first element being 1.
  • A Vandermonde matrix of order n is of the form:

 

  • A Vandermonde matrix is sometimes also called an alternant matrix.
  • Users can assign the numbers for vandermonde matrix. For e.g.,MATRIX("vandermonde",10,1..10)

Examples

  • 1.MATRIX("vandermonde") =1
  • 2.MATRIX("vandermonde",3)
1 0.9070418316405267 0.8227248843458015
1 0.9100837279111147 0.8282523918085919
1 0.9911492799874395 0.9823768952196198
  • 3.MATRIX("vandermonde",4,10..14)
1 10 100 1000
1 11 121 1331
1 12 144 1728
1 13 169 2197

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